The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-10-03
TlG Kingdom Of Hawaii.
What Its Future Prime Min
lister Says of II.
An Island Paradise in the
South Seas.
Prospects Ahead, Political
and Commercial,
from the Boston Herald

80 years of age walked down the
gang plank of an ocean steamer
yesterday, called carriage and
drove rapidly away. He was evil
IDENTIFY an American by birth, but
foreigner in life and in interests.
Speaking of his career, he said; 81
am a native of New England, but
for so years have resided in the
Sandwich Islands, | was for a long
time prime minister, but was dis
missed few years ago when King
Kalakaua came under the influence
of the bad advisers who have finally
destroyed his power. | have been in
London negotiating loan TO build
q railroad, and have been summoned
home suddenly to 90 into the new
cabinet. l expect to resume my old
position as prime minister on my
arrival. l had much to do with the
government for a good many years,
and my relations with the present
King have been generally cordial.
| left the Sandwich Islands for Eng
land to buy a steamship for our
carrying trade before the revolution,
which has stripped him of his power,
was thoroughly organized. l ex-
pected to get back before it was
completed, but the plans of the
leaders leaked out and forced an
issue sooner than was expected.
The plan originally agreed upon was
for the entire overthrow of the
Kalakauan government and the
establishment of republic on
almost identical lines with that of
the United States. TO this, when
the issue was prematurely forced, !
the English, French and Portuguese
representatives objected. While
they were a unit as to the necessity |
for a change, they were not ready
to agree TO the establish
ment of a thoroughly republican
form of government with the United
States so prominently in the fore
ground. Therefore it was agreed
that the King should be shorn of
most of his power over legislation,
also of his power of appointment,
and that both the House of Mobiles,
which correspond to your Senate and
House of Representatives, should
be elected by the people, instead of
being appointed by the King, as be-
fore. In other words he was
to be King only in name, and
the government practically Repub-
lican one by the people"
"What was the real cause of the
revolution"
"For two or three years Kalakaua
has been under the advice of one
man. He fed the King with the
idea that all the Pacific islands
should be brought under one control,
with Kalakaua as Emperor. So
thoroughly did he work upon the
ambitions of the King that he spent
about S2,000,000 of the public
much of it illegally and
most Of it extravagantly, in further
ing that purpose and in high living.
When this man Murray became the
adviser of the executive, the Sand
wich Islands government was practi-
cally without debt, and the taxes
were only three-quarters per cent,
the lowest l believe, of any gov
in the world. We now have
a debt Of
ABOUT TWO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
with practically nothing to show for
the expenditure, and tax rate of 1
per cent. The King being possessed
of the appointing power, appointed
his own office holders as mobiles, and
was thus powerful enough to do as
he pleased. Our people, who did
the business and paid the taxes,
stood it as long as we could and
then reached the conclusion that the
white population should rule, and
that if the native king remained, he
should be practically without au-
Jhority to continue this sort of gov
The natives, you know,
although in majority, have little
10 do with the material development
Of the country"
care your troubles entirely at an
end?"
Entirely so. Our people will
now be prosperous and contented.
Last year we exparted about 3d.
300, 900 worth Of domestic products,
about IS, 500,0 ono of which was SUI
gar of the very best quality. This
year we ought to export 100000
worth Of sugar, or an increase of
more than so, 100000 pounds. This
has been an exceedingly good year
for sugar raising. The elements
have watered it Just at the proper
line, and gave it sun just when it
needed it. In addition to sugar we
export about 100000 worth of rice
md some hides, and other things of
esser note. The rice, like the su-
,ar, is of excellent quality, and is
Mostly grown by the 10000 Chinese
which make up part of our popn.
ation. We have on the islands
bout 1000 Americans, and 1920
the sane number of
Germans and some $4,000 Portn-
suese. The balance of our popu-
alton are native"